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I just built 2 new computers based on this part list.

Notable Changes: Motherboard was upgraded to a Maximus 8 impact and CPU was upgraded to Intel Core i7-6700K

I have 3 of the builds noted in the PC part picker and all run ubuntu better than any other machine I've ever used. The new PC's however seem to crash after grub when I try to install from a linux USB. The USB has been confirmed with other computers and works fine. But with my new PC's once I select either "Try Ubuntu" or "Install Ubuntu" the computer drop connection with the monitor. It still appears to be on but I can't do anything with it.

Any ideas as to what is going on? thanks.

David
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  • What video are you booting with? Intel Or an add in video card. Skylake needs this boot parameter: i915.preliminary_hw_support=1 If nVidia or AMD, you need nomodeset to boot in low quality graphics until you install the proprietary drivers. http://askubuntu.com/questions/162075/my-computer-boots-to-a-black-screen-what-options-do-i-have-to-fix-it Another 970, but different motherboard: http://askubuntu.com/questions/615896/ubuntu-15-04-uefi-cannot-install-blank-screen-no-signal?noredirect=1#615896 – oldfred Nov 05 '15 at 22:33
  • Thanks for this I was able to boot from the flash drive. However I am unable to detect the harddisk in the computer, and so am unable to proceed with the installation. Any ideas on this? – David Nov 06 '15 at 20:01
  • Post this from terminal in live installer: sudo parted -l. Does gparted show partitions correctly? Since new UEFI system, you will want gpt and should use UEFI. IF also installing Windows drive must be gpt partitioned for UEFI boot. – oldfred Nov 06 '15 at 22:09

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Thanks for OldFred for helping me solve this. The solution was to replace "quiet splash" with "nomodeset" in the grub.

David
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